ᨼᩢ᩠ᨶ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *vanᴬ (tooth), from Proto-Tai *wanᴬ. Cognate with Thai ฟัน (fan), Ahom 𑜇𑜝𑜃𑜫 (phlan), Zhuang faenz, Bouyei fanz. Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui vyanl, wyanl (tooth), Southern Kam bienl, biaenl (tooth).

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨼᩢ᩠ᨶ
Phonemicฟัน
f ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonfan
Royal Institutefan
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/fan˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/fan˧˧˦/

Noun

ᨼᩢ᩠ᨶ • (fan)

  1. tooth